To answer your question I think it has to do with the relative anonymity of various methods to buy BTC.Europeans can use MtGox too to buy Bitcoins via wire transfer but this is not a particularly safe method to do so as naturally the purchase can be traced through the block chain if someone had access to the exchange's records. This is why I started offering a cash for Bitcoins service in the UK as I buy Bitcoins to make investments on my clients' behalf anyway so it wouldn't matter if the purchase is traced back to me. As such my customers know for certain the purchase can never be traced back to them.A small price to pay for peace of mind :-)V.Quote from: Pit Boss on May 19, 2012, 04:34 pmQuote from: vlad1m1r on May 19, 2012, 02:03 pmLike you I think he isn't so much interested in profiting from selling Bitcoins so much as getting them at a reasonable rate in order to make investments, particularly when you take into account the SR seller fees.Yeah. Doesn't look like someone actually converting bitcoins to cash--way too much risk to chase after a thin profit at that rate. Clearly just wanted BTC.I honestly don't understand the apparently-thriving market for BTC on SR. Anyone can just sign up with an exchange and buy BTC for just a couple percentage points, less than daily volatility, and without crossing your fingers that they don't take off with your MP. Situation is different in Europe, perhaps? Seems to me that getting cash OUT--at least anonymously--is the hard part.Thanks for the advice. I think I'll watch a bit more before taking the plunge. Might be sampling the market at an unusual point.